Jim Chenard

Jim Chenard is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as the Global Head of Equity Solutions and Head of Americas Client Financing & Solutions at Nomura Securities International, Inc. since July 2022. Chenard has been with Nomura Securities since June 2011, holding various senior roles, including Head of Americas Equity Capital Markets and Solutions and Managing Director. Prior experience includes serving as an Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, where responsibilities included derivatives and hedge fund trading arrangements, and a brief tenure as a co-op software engineer at General Electric. Chenard holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.